This role involves purchasing grains, oilseeds, and pulses from arable farmers across Lincolnshire and the surrounding areas to supply domestic and international markets. You will play a key role in managing grower relationships, negotiating contracts, and achieving gross margin targets. The position requires close collaboration with the trading team to identify pricing opportunities and ensure a seamless supply chain for agricultural commodities.

What will I be doing?

• Purchase grains, oilseeds, and pulses at price levels set by the Trade department.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with arable farmers and other suppliers.
• Accurately input and manage contracts in the ERP system.
• Monitor and use market information to inform daily price negotiations.
• Operate to achieve gross margin targets with performance incentives.
• Manage and maintain relationships with accounts within your portfolio.
• Collaborate with third parties who procure grains for the company.
• Support commodity traders in sourcing products, contract negotiations, and management.
• Represent the company at meetings, events, and on-farm visits.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure procurement, trading, and execution align with business goals.

What do I need?

• Excellent communication and strong negotiation skills
• Superb customer service and relationship building ability
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and common sense
• Ability to work alone and under pressure but as part of a team
• Commercial mindset
• Good knowledge of excel and powerpoint
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• You need to be confident, proactive, a team player and a natural problem solver

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Knowledge of AIC and FOSFA contracts
• Good understanding of arable farming and/or agricultural experience
• Educated to (minimum) A level, preferably to degree level

Company Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience and industry knowledge
• Car allowance
• Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme, 10% company pension contribution, private healthcare after qualifying period, life insurance and income protection.

Who for?

Our client is a world-leading, fully integrated agriculture network that connects producers and consumers to supply sustainable, traceable, and quality-controlled agricultural products

What next?

If you are keen for more information and want to advance your career with a well-established international agricultural network, please apply below! For more details, contact me, Rachel Richardson at 01780 480530 or 07701 387732, email Rachel@morepeople.co.uk or connect with me on LinkedIn. Do not worry about an up-to-date CV. Send what you have and we can take it from there.

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